Connector device having individually rockable terminal units

Abstract

It is aimed to provide a connector device excellent in the reliability of a connecting operation. A connector device (A) is provided with a second housing ( 21 ) to be mounted on a second circuit board (C), a plurality of fixed terminal units ( 28 ) to be mounted in the second housing ( 21 ) and connected to the second circuit board (C), a plurality of movable terminal units ( 35 ) individually rockable with the plurality of fixed terminal units ( 28 ) as fulcrums and to be being individually connected to a plurality of first terminal units ( 16 ), and a coupling member 50 including a hooking portion ( 51 ) to be hooked to the plurality of movable terminal units ( 35 ), the coupling member 50 integrally rocking the plurality of movable terminal units ( 35 ).

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A connector device, comprising:
 a housing to be mounted on a circuit board; 
 a plurality of fixed terminal units to be mounted in the housing and connected to the circuit board; 
 a plurality of movable terminal units individually rockable with the plurality of fixed terminal units as fulcrums, the plurality of movable terminal units being individually connected to a plurality of mating terminal units, each of the plurality of movable terminal units having an outer peripheral surface on which a projection is formed; and 
 a coupling member including a hooking portion to be hooked to the projection formed on each of the plurality of movable terminal units, the coupling member integrally rocking the plurality of movable terminal units. 
 
     
     
       2. The connector device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each of the plurality of movable terminal units has an elongated shape projecting toward a front surface side of the housing from the plurality of movable terminal units, 
 the housing includes a peripheral wall portion surrounding the plurality of movable terminal units, and 
 the coupling member is arranged in a region surrounded by the peripheral wall portion when the housing is viewed in a connecting direction from the plurality of mating terminal units. 
 
     
     
       3. The connector device of  claim 2 , wherein the coupling member is plate-like and so arranged that a plate thickness direction of the coupling member is orientated in the same direction as a facing direction of outer surfaces of the plurality of movable terminal units and an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion. 
     
     
       4. The connector device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the hooking portion is composed of a plurality of coupling holes penetrating through the coupling member, and 
 the projection of each of the plurality of movable terminal units is configured to be passed through one of the plurality of coupling holes and hooked to a hole edge part of the one of the plurality of coupling holes. 
 
     
     
       5. The connector device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the projection is formed of a plastically deformable plate member, 
 the projection is configured to project to an outer surface of the coupling member and includes:
 a base portion connected to the outer peripheral surface of each of the plurality of movable terminal units and configured to pass through a coupling hole formed in the coupling member; and 
 a retaining portion extending from the base portion and arranged to face a region of the outer surface of the coupling member not corresponding to the coupling hole, and 
 
 a boundary line between the base portion and the retaining portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the outer surface of the coupling member. 
 
     
     
       6. The connector device of  claim 5 , wherein the coupling hole includes:
 a slit-like holding hole portion, the base portion being passed through the holding hole portion; and 
 a slit-like mounting hole portion extending from an end part of the holding hole portion in a direction intersecting the holding hole portion. 
 
     
     
       7. The connector device of  claim 4 , wherein a clearance for allowing the coupling member and one of the plurality of movable terminal units to relatively tilt is provided between the projection and the hole edge part of the one of the plurality of coupling holes. 
     
     
       8. The connector device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the outer peripheral surface of each of the plurality of movable terminal units is constituted by an outer conductor, and 
 the coupling member is electrically conductive and in contact with the outer conductor.